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Originally Posted by xnez  I have a total lack of motivation and I am not sure what to do about it.
I have goals i want to achieve like
-get my body into shape, i.e. lose body fat, gain muscle, and have better endurance
-eat better, i.e. more vegetarian diet, less junk food
-go to grad school (econ/public admin and policy)
-learn a new language (french)
I have the goals down, but i lack motivation to really move towards them.
How do i build motivation for my goals? Do i have the wrong goals? I just feel like there is something invisible blocking me.
Any ideas? |
This is along the same theme as some of the other posters have suggested, but I give people the same advice in terms of physical fitness and getting into shape. I find it a lot more effective to be "training" *for* something rather than just pursuing some abstract notion of getting into shape or eating better. When I was younger, I used to ski and snowboard all of the time so my exercise and diet was "training" for that. Now I "train" for boxing and mixed martial arts. The fact that I'll probably never get into the ring and actually fight is immaterial--it provides a context and direction for my exercise and diet that keeps me focused and motivated.
The trick then becomes to give the same context to the other areas of your life. That has been an on-going struggle for me as well.